Woman arrested after car crash that killed two kids

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(Fort Worth, TX) — A woman is in the Tarrant County jail for drug possession, following a Fort Worth traffic accident in which her daughter and grandson were killed.

Tawanna Barrett was driving on Loop 820 near Craig Street around 7:00 Saturday night when a pickup truck ran into her car.  Barrett’s six-year-old daughter, Trinity Atkins, was dead at the scene.  Her eleven-month-old grandson, Wesley Barrett, died later at a hospital.  It was raining at the time of the accident.  The driver of the pick-up that hit Barrett’s car has not been charged.

Police arrested Barrett at the scene for drug possession.  She is not accused of having caused the accident.